Verse 1
He came
Em
dancing
across the water
With his ga
D
lleons
and guns
Am7
Looking
for the new world
In that palace in the s
Am7
un
Verse 2
On the s
Em
hore
lay Montezuma
With his c
D
oca
leaves and pearls
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In
his halls he often wandered
With the secrets of the w
Am7
orlds.
Verse 3
And his s
Em
ubjects
gathered 'round him
Like the le
D
aves
around a tree
In their cl
Am7
othes
of many colours
For the angry gods to
Am7
see.
Verse 4
And the wo
Em
men
all were beautiful
And the m
D
en
stood straight and strong
They of
Am7
fered
life in sacrifice
So that others could go
Am7
on.
(Solo)
Verse 5
Hate
Em
was
just a legend
And
D
war
was never known
The
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people
worked together
And they lifted many sto
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nes
Verse 6
They c
Em
arried
them to the flatlands
And they
D
died
along the way
But they
Am7
built
up with their bare hands
What we still can't do to
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day.
Verse 7
And I
Em
know
she's living there
And she
D
loves
me to this day
Am7
I
still can't remember when
Or how I lost my
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way.
(Solo)
Outro
He came
Em
dancing
across the water
D
Cortez,
Cortez
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What
a killer.
Am7
Em
(Solo)